#56 honor

A friend of mine recently told me about one of his colleagues who was tapped for the difficult assignment of heading up an organization that had experienced trauma with its previous leader.  He asked her about her strategy for rebuilding the culture and trust.

"I try to learn what I need to honor," she answered.  This inspired leader started out by listening to others about what was important and what could be changed -- and through this process learned what she needed to honor in the organization.  Honoring did not prohibit her from impacting the area/culture/practice, but it gave her guidelines as to what to preserve as well as what to delay for action later.  

My suspicion is that the organization will come to honor her as time goes by for her insightful method of leadership and for fostering what the organization values. 

What do you need to honor in your organization or relationship?

-- beth triplett
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